GRE Word List

PENDULOUS

poised without visible support

The meaning of the word pendulous is poised without visible support.

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WordMeaning
dowrythe money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband in marriage
obsessivetending to cause obsession
diversionthe act or an instance of diverting or straying from a course, activity, or use : deviation
regenerationan act or the process of regenerating : the state of being regenerated
proverba brief popular epigram or maxim : adage
forbearancea refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due
devolveto pass on (something, such as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another
dinghya small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat
perpetrateto bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit
chimericalexisting only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary